Police say that a father shot an attempted robbery suspect dead after the suspect threatened his children with a gun at a south-side Popeye's.

Author:
KENS 5 Staff , KENS

Published:
10:26 PM CST December 6, 2017

Updated:
10:26 PM CST December 6, 2017

Police say that a father shot a man dead after that man threatened his family at a south-side Popeye's on Wednesday night.

The incident happened at the 800 block of Southeast Military Drive.

According to the San Antonio Police Department, a man walked into Popeye's and confronted a family and tried to rob them. Police say that, at that point, the man pulled out a gun and pointed it at the children.

Police say that the father of that family was a carrying a gun, though, and shot the man dead in the restaurant.

Employees locked the restaurant until law enforcement arrived on the scene.